[northern-trail-roundtable] Northern Trail Roundtable Reminder / Newsletter - November
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NORTHERN TRAIL DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE INFORMATION
The following is information regarding the Northern Trail District's
monthly Roundtable meetings, and, occasionally, some other District News.
To make it easier for you to find the information you need, each item is
in it's own section, and THE MAIN POINT OF EACH SECTION IS IN CAPITALIZED
BOLDFACE.
-- Sections marked with ****RED**** , are new, updated, or extra
important, and are something you should definitely read.
-- Quotations will be in purple, they're new each month, but not
necessarily important.
-- If a section is all black, or blue for links, then it hasn't been
changed since the last time it was sent out.
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FLAG CEREMONY VOLUNTEERS & DRAWING
We're inviting various Units to participate in our Opening Flag Ceremony
at each month's Roundtable. We had some Units volunteer, and we then
drew Unit numbers "out of a hat" to fill the remaining months. The Unit
selected to do the flags is listed at the end of each month's meeting
information, below.
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"Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal."
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****THIS MONTH'S ROUNDTABLE****
The NOVEMBER 8 ROUNDTABLE will be a combined evening.
The program will be "FOS & RECHARTER TRAINING". For those who don't
know, "FOS" is "Friends Of Scouting" and is a fundraising drive for the
BSA [they've got to pay their bills too :-) .] Recharter Training is
required before your Unit may receive it's recharter packet... so if you
want to stay with the BSA, please make sure someone from your Unit
attends this meeting.
Please note, this is different from the way we did it last year. This
will NOT be before Roundtable, it will just be the Roundtable program for
the evening, starting at our regular 7:30pm time.
The DOWN-THE-HALL TRAINING program will be on "CUB SCOUT LEADER SPECIFIC
- CUBMASTER/ASSISTANT CUBMASTER" .
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY: Pack 355
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"The poorest man in the world is the one who is always wanting more than
he has."
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****NEXT MONTH'S ROUNDTABLE****
The DECEMBER 13 ROUNDTABLE will be a split evening. Please remember that
you may attend whichever program you wish, regardless of whether you're
with a Pack, Troop, or Crew.
The CUB SCOUT program will be "THE 'BIG PICTURE' OF SCOUTING". Cub
Scouting is all about having fun... but Scouting offers so much more to a
boy, and to his family. Your Cubs may not be thinking of college
scholarships and job interviews yet, but what he does in Scouting can
have a dramatic effect on such. Come and learn more of what Scouting has
to offer, and how it can help a boy throughout his entire life.
The BOY SCOUT program will be on "SCOUTING FOR SCIENCE". We're planning
on covering some of the science related Merit Badges, and also the new
NOVA Awards Program.
The DOWN-THE-HALL TRAINING program will be on "CUB SCOUT LEADER SPECIFIC
- WEBELOS DEN LEADER" .
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY: Troop 401
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The JANUARY 10 ROUNDTABLE will be a combined evening.
The program will be our annual YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING.
By attending this presentation, you'll have fulfilled the BSA's Youth
Protection requirement. This is required training for all registered
Leaders.
New Leaders may register without having taken Youth Protection, but they
must now complete it within thirty (30) days of their registration date,
or their registration will be revoked.
There won't be any DOWN-THE-HALL TRAINING in January, since Roy will be
doing the main training program.
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY: Pack 457
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The FEBRUARY 14 ROUNDTABLE will be a split evening. Please remember that
you may attend whichever program you wish, regardless of whether you're
with a Pack, Troop, or Crew.
The CUB SCOUT program will be "THE IMPORTANCE OF SPRING ROUNDUPS". Most
Packs hold a Roundup in the Fall, when the boys start school for the
year. But a Spring Roundup can be even more productive. Getting the
boys involved in the Spring allows them to participate in your Pack's
Summer Program [see May's RT for more on those :-) .] If a boy's first
exposure to Cub Scouts is a fishing derby, a hike, or some other outdoor
event, he'll be that much more excited about staying with the program.
The BOY SCOUT program will be an actual 'roundtable discussion' on "EAGLE
SCOUT RETENTION - HOW TO KEEP THEM ACTIVE IN THE TROOP". Too many Scouts
"Eagle-Out"... they get their badge and they're gone. Keeping them
active is a great inspiration for the younger Scouts, and a great source
of "extra leaders" on campouts and events.
Since this will be an actual roundtable discussion, if you've done
anything that's worked well, or you've tried something that really
flopped, please feel free to share your knowledge and experiences... and
hopefully we'll all learn something to help with our own units.
The DOWN-THE-HALL TRAINING program will be on "HOW TO TRAIN YOUTH
LEADERS" .
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY: TBD
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The MARCH 14 ROUNDTABLE will be a combined evening.
The program will be our annual SAFE SWIM TRAINING and SAFETY AFLOAT
TRAINING.
This training is for both Cub and Boy Scout Leaders. This is required
for all Leaders who want to take their Scouts into or onto the water, and
it's a good idea for everyone [there's no such thing as "too much
training" in Scouting :-) ].
There won't be any DOWN-THE-HALL TRAINING in January, since Roy will be
doing the main training program.
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY: Pack 191
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The APRIL 11 ROUNDTABLE will be a combined evening.
The program for all Leaders will be "OUTDOOR COOKING". We've not figured
out the specifics on this one yet, but make sure you have your recipes in
mind, and your Dutch ovens well-seasoned, and we'll give you details when
we have them.
The DOWN-THE-HALL TRAINING program will be on "ADHD TIPS" .
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY: Reserved - To Be Determined
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The MAY 19 ROUNDTABLE will be a split evening. Please remember that you
may attend whichever program you wish, regardless of whether you're with
a Pack, Troop, or Crew.
The CUB SCOUT program will be "KEEPING YOUR CUBS INVOLVED BY PLANNING A
GREAT SUMMER PROGRAM". If your Pack "takes the Summer off", you're
missing a great opportunity, and probably losing some Scouts. Summer
doesn't need to be jam-packed, but at least one activity each month helps
to keep your Cubs interested and excited about Scouting.
The BOY SCOUT program will be "SERVICE PROJECTS - THEY'RE NOT JUST FOR
EAGLES". Troop service projects are a great way for your Troop to 'give
back' to your Charter Organization, and your community. They can also be
done at Summer Camp, or on many campouts.
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY: Pack 401
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The JUNE 14 ROUNDTABLE will be our annual District Dinner, so there won't
be a regular Roundtable that month. You'll receive more information on
this, both from this e-mail list, and directly from District, when this
gets closer.
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JULY IS OUR ONE MONTH OFF A YEAR... at least from Roundtable :-).
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"Don't pray for lighter burdens, but rather for a stronger back."
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ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED LEADERS AND OTHER
INTERESTED ADULTS.
Roundtable is the second Thursday of the month, at 7:30pm.
Just remember the "Double-STAR": Second Thursday At Roundtable --
Seven Thirty At Roundtable
Roundtable meetings are held at the Technology Center of DuPage [TCD],
301 Swift Road, Addison. [Swift Road is one block West of 355. The TCD
is about 1/2 mile South of Army Trail Road.] Park on the North side of
the building. The door we use is about in the middle of the North side.
Go in the door and straight down the hall until it opens up into a
"sunken" meeting room... or just follow the people in the tan shirts :-).
If our Roundtable time or location ever changes, we'll make sure to state
it very clearly in these notices, so you'll always know when and where.
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ORDER OF THE ARROW MEETING REMINDER
ORDER OF THE ARROW meetings are held each month at the same time and
place as Roundtable. All OA members are encouraged to attend.
For more information: contact Lodge Chief, Ronald Feldman,
cftmonkey@xxxxxxx or 630-894-1053.
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"To help a friend up is good, to keep him from falling is better."
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If there are any Leaders in your Unit, or any other interested adults who
aren't getting this Roundtable Reminder, please have them sign up for it,
or have someone on your Unit Committee sign up everyone in your Unit.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET 100% OF OUR REGISTERED LEADERS ON THIS E-MAIL LIST, SO
THAT EVERYONE GETS NOTIFIED EACH MONTH. Whether they ever choose to
attend a Roundtable is another matter, but everyone should want to know
about it. We don't want anyone to miss a presentation they were
interested in, simply because they didn't know it was happening.
TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE NORTHERN TRAIL DISTRICT E-MAIL LIST:
--- Send an e-mail to northern-trail-roundtable-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with "subscribe" in the Subject field, OR
--- Visit our List Page at
www.freelists.org/list/northern-trail-roundtable , OR
--- Visit our e-Mailing List Web Page at
www.freelists.org/webpage/northern-trail-roundtable , OR
--- Send your e-mail address, or a list of e-mail addresses for everyone
in your Unit, to boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx . (You don't need to include
people's names, only the e-mail addresses get entered in the e-mailing
list.)
This e-Mail list is a private, announce-only list. Other members will
not have access to your e-mail address, nor will they be allowed to post
messages to this list. It's strictly for announcements from Roundtable
Staff, regarding Roundtable meetings and information.
To Unsubscribe an e-mail address from this e-Mail List, please send an
e-mail to northern-trail-roundtable-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
"unsubscribe" in the Subject field.
PLEASE NOTE: If someone in your unit has signed up, and isn't getting
these reminders, please have them contact me. Each month I get four or
five that "bounce" back to me as "undeliverable". Since I don't have
people's names on the e-mail list, only their e-mail addresses, most of
the time I don't know who the "bad" addresses belong to, so I can't
contact them.
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PROMOTE YOUR UNIT'S ACTIVITIES --- AND HELP SUPPORT OTHER UNITS BY
ATTENDING AND PROMOTING THEIRS.
If your Unit is holding a fundraiser [spaghetti dinner, pancake
breakfast, car wash, &etc.] or an event that Scouts or others from
outside your Unit might be interested in attending, we'd like to hear
about it.
Any and all Units may place fliers for their Unit's fundraisers and
events in the Roundtable Bins. Just create your flier, with all of the
necessary information [see below], and put them in the bins at the
beginning of any Roundtable. It's probably a good idea to come a bit
early, to make sure you get your flyers in the bins before everyone
starts taking their stuff out :-). There are currently about seventy
folders in the bins, so you'll need that many fliers.
Things to include in your flier [seems obvious, but I've see fliers that
were missing important information :-( ]:
WHO - Unit Type, Unit Number, Contact Information [e.g. Troop 33-1/3
555-5555 contactme @ mye-mail.com .]
WHAT - Description of the fundraiser or event, including cost.
WHERE - Location of the fundraiser or event. [Include driving and/or
parking instructions if necessary.]
WHEN - Date and Time of the fundraiser or event.
WHY - If the fundraiser or event is for a specific purpose [e.g. a
fundraiser for a trip or new equipment; an event for a specific group],
include that. It might encourage others to attend.
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"In our haste to fix the things that are wrong, let us not destroy the
things that are right."
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FIND A HOME FOR YOUR UNIT'S "EXPERIENCED BUT UNWANTED" EQUIPMENT --- AND
HELP OTHER UNITS GET THE STUFF THEY NEED.
Does your Unit have equipment that you don't use anymore, but that's
still in usable condition? Would you like to get it out of your storage
space? Are you looking to sell it [good], trade it [better], or just
give it away [best]? Don't just leave it to the dust and the rust.
There may be other Units that could really use it.
If your Unit has upgraded, or moved on to newer equipment, and your old
equipment is just taking up space, let us know. There may be a Unit
that's struggling to get the stuff they need, and would love to have the
stuff you don't. As long as it's still usable, there's nothing too big
or too small... if your Unit used it, there's probably another one that
could as well.
You can make up a flier, and put a copy in the Roundtable Bins. There
are currently about seventy folders in the bins, so you'll need that many
fliers, or send me an e-mail at boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx , and we'll print
out a display sheet for the sign-in table. Make sure to include your
Unit number, and someone's contact information.
NOTE: This is meant for Unit-owned items only, not for individuals
trying to sell their personal equipment. Privately owned items, of a
Scouting nature, may be included only if those items are being given
away. Any sale or trade items must be Unit-owned.
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"EXPERIENCED" UNIFORMS --- THOSE THAT HAVE HELPED AT LEAST ONE SCOUT
ALONG HIS SCOUTING TRAIL, AND ARE NOW READY TO HELP ANOTHER.
The District maintains a small collection of "experienced" [gently used]
uniforms, that were donated by various Scouts and Scouters. These are
available, free of charge, to anyone who might need them. I normally
bring them to every Roundtable. If you don't see them, just ask, they
might be out it my car :-).
If you have any unneeded uniforms, and your Unit doesn't maintain it's
own uniform bank, please bring them to any Roundtable meeting to help
replenish our supply.
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"Political difference is good for a democracy. It's political
indifference that's harmful."
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If anyone has any questions or comments regarding Roundtable, please
contact me at boyscoutrtc@xxxxxxxxx . We want to get as much information
about Roundtable as we can, out to as many people as we can, so that we
can make this a better Roundtable for everyone in our Northern Trail
District. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP AT ROUNDTABLES.
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Yours in Scouting,
Rick Franzen
Northern Trail District
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner
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